dado

[ dey-doh ]

noun

, plural da·does, da·dos.

1. Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
2. the lower broad part of an interior wall finished in wallpaper, a fabric, paint, etc.
3. Carpentry. a groove or rectangular section for receiving the end of a board.

verb (used with object)

1. to provide with a dado.

verb phrase

1. to insert (a board or the like) into a dado.

dado

/ ˈdeɪdəʊ /

noun

1. the lower part of an interior wall that is decorated differently from the upper part
2. architect the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice

verb

1. tr to provide with a dado

Word History and Origins

Origin of dado¹

1655–65; < Italian: die, cube, pedestal, perhaps < Arabic dad game

Word History and Origins

Origin of dado¹

C17: from Italian: die, die-shaped pedestal, perhaps from Arabic dad game

Example Sentences

Por si todo esto fuera poco, Macron convocó recientemente unas elecciones anticipadas que podrían haber dado el poder al partido de extrema derecha Agrupación Nacional.

From Los Angeles Times

Other hostages recently confirmed to have died include Gadi Haggai, Ron Scherman, Nik Beizer, Tal Chaimi, an Israeli-Romanian citizen aged 41, Joshua Mollel, a 19-year-old Tanzanian student, 27-year-old Eden Zecharya, and 36-year-old Ziv Dado.

From BBC

“Creo que en muy pocas veces en la historia de México se ha dado”.

From Science Magazine

También hay corrientes contradictorias en las promesas de Sheinbaum Pardo de impulsar la educación superior, dado que recientemente anunció que extendería las medidas de austeridad ya en curso para incluir a las universidades públicas, incluida su alma mater, la UNAM.

From Science Magazine

Taking out their years in the lower leagues - where goals were a whole lot easier to come by - his tally is only bettered by the single-season totals of Alfredo Morelos, Kenny Miller, Kris Boyd, Nacho Novo and Dado Prso over the last two decades.

From BBC